First Appearance: Baldur's Gate (1998) Minsc, the Rashemen ranger, doubtless saved the hides of Baldurs Gate gamers the world over, absorbing all manner of damage on the frontline snugly protected by his trusty full-plate armour while swinging wildly with his two-handed sword. And we mean WILDLY the loopy rangers berserk ability means that you are liable to lose control of him from time to time as he is seized by bloodlust. What definitely makes Minsc tough enough to warrant his place on this list is that he is able to slaughter gnolls and behead giants while his whiskered sidekick Boo the Hamster hides safely beneath his armour. It is his peculiar attachment to the cute little rodent and the off-the-wall remarks he makes about Boo at every suitable interval that mean Minsc is certainly the toughest (and craziest) character to come out of any D&D based game. Created when Baldurs Gate designer James Ohlen collided with an all-night session of D&D and a crate of Red Bull, Minsc, his tattooed face and his fury partner-in-crime appear in both Baldurs Gate games and are as tough a duo as you are ever likely to run into in the Sword Coast.
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